The FedEx business model of independent contractors appears to be a little-known business segment that continues to grow. Independent Contractors Getting Paid For Results And Doing Well ...more

November 23, 2008

In his first full day on the job, Washington Mutual Chief Executive Officer Alan Fishman pledged to return the Seattle savings-and-loan to profitability even as investors grew more doubtful about its prospects. ...more

September 10, 2008

Washington Mutual Inc., ravaged by losses from sour mortgages, replaced Kerry Killinger as chief executive of the nation's largest savings and loan on Monday, adding him to the growing list of banking bosses ousted by their boards. Its shares sank almost 22 percent. ...more

September 9, 2008